Trackbar Pro is a Mac utility in the menu bar. Slide the right edge of the trackpad for volume and the left edge for brightness. Up raises the level. It starts where it already is.
For hands already on the MacBook: writing, design, engineering, editing. Brightness is the built-in display. The gesture needs a trackpad.
macOS 26 or later
It lives in the menu bar. There is no Dock icon, account, or network.
Double-tap the top-right corner to mute. Swipe the bottom edge to skip.
Trackbar Pro. It is a Mac utility in the menu bar. Slide the right edge of the trackpad for volume and the left edge for brightness. Up raises the level. It starts where it already is. The pointer stays still, and macOS shows its own bezel.
Your hands are already on the trackpad. A slide changes volume or brightness from the current level, without opening Control Center or looking for a key. The pointer stays still. macOS shows its own bezel. Trackbar Pro lives in the menu bar, with no Dock icon, account, or network.
Trackbar Pro is a Mac utility in the menu bar. Slide the right edge of the trackpad for volume and the left edge for brightness. Up raises the level. It starts where it already is.
Slide the right edge for volume. Slide the left edge for brightness. Up raises the level.
It starts where it already is. A finger down high or low does not jump the level.
Brightness is the built-in display.
Listening to the trackpad asks for no permission. Holding the pointer still can, and Trackbar Pro opens Accessibility when that permission is missing.
Trackbar Pro is a download for Mac. It requires macOS 26 or later.